Chapter 3282: Seizing the Great Mind Ape Ancestor Realm
"Bang!"
Zhang Ruochen's body could not withstand the binding force of the chains, and under the pressure of divine power, it exploded into a cloud of blood mist.
At the same time, the seven divine formations were also shattered by the divine power of Jade Python Lord, turning into wisps of green smoke.
Kong Can and Elder Yang's avatars descended to the ground.
"What happened? Was Zhang Ruochen suppressed and killed so easily?" Kong Can asked.
Jade Python Lord's face was gloomy. "Can't you see? Illusion! Zhang Ruochen is mocking us, saying we can't even see through his illusion technique! Damn it!"
"That's not right. My spiritual power has been locked onto Black Sea Realm. Zhang Ruochen must still be hiding in Black Sea Realm; there's no way he has already left," Elder Yang said.
"As long as he is still in Black Sea Realm, he absolutely cannot escape this god's perception."
Divine Crow spread its wings, a full seventy thousand miles wide, circling in the void. Its powerful divine soul was released, probing Black Sea Realm inch by inch, going deep into the seabed, and also peering into the vegetation, mud, and stones.
Yang Shuo, Jade Python Lord, Kong Can, and Elder Yang did not idle. They flew to various directions, releasing their divine souls and spiritual power to investigate.
An hour later, they returned one after another, having found nothing.
Kong Can walked to the place where Zhang Ruochen's illusionary avatar had exploded. The ground was stained red with a patch of blood.
"Don't bother looking. That's not Zhang Ruochen's blood; it's Xu Zhen's." Divine Crow's divine voice came from above.
Elder Yang said, "This junior Zhang Ruochen's methods are too formidable. He can actually slip away from under my spiritual power lock without a trace."
"It may not necessarily be Zhang Ruochen's method."
Jade Python Lord continued, "To be able to deceive my illusion technique in such a short time, it must at least be the method of an Illusion Divine Master."
Elder Yang's expression changed slightly. "Wu Yue! That's right, it must be Wu Yue! No wonder she could analyze the realm-protecting divine formation of Black Sea Realm in such a short time. Only she could do it. It's no wonder Chi Xuan Ghost Lord turned against us on the spot!"
Jade Python Lord's voice was as crisp as gold and jade striking together. He raised his head proudly and said, "So what if it's Wu Yue? I have long wanted to fight her and test her strength."
"Since Wu Yue has stood on the opposite side of the Hell Realm, no matter how noble her status or how great her background, don't blame us for being rude," Divine Crow said, also having absolute confidence in his own cultivation.
Defeating a strong one with a reputation like Wu Yue would truly establish the prestige of the Blazing Sun Clan.
Only then could the Blazing Sun Clan earn the respect of all cultivators in the Hell Realm!
Elder Yang said, "But how are we supposed to find them?"
"Hua!"
A talisman light flew down from above and landed in Kong Can's hands.
After reading the content of the message divine talisman, a bitter smile appeared on Kong Can's face. "Zhang Ruochen has occupied the Great Mind Ape Ancestor Realm!"
The Vermilion Bird Fire Mist, who had followed to Black Sea Realm, stood in the cosmic void and also received a message divine talisman. A heavy expression appeared on her exquisitely beautiful face. She looked again at the owl-headed man sitting in the iron cage.
She said, "It is said that you and Zhang Ruochen are sworn brothers in life and death. If we use you to exchange for the gods of Fengdu Ghost City, will Zhang Ruochen agree?"
The owl-headed man rested his hands on the iron bars, leaning his furry owl head back. "You underestimate Zhang Ruochen too much. He knows very well that I am the sole son of Ice Emperor, and you simply cannot do anything to me."
Vermilion Bird Fire Mist leaned in, smiling sweetly. "Senior Ice Emperor is indeed worthy of respect, but insulting the Heavenly Venerable is a capital offense. Let alone the sole son of Ice Emperor, even if you were the future heir of the Undying Blood Clan, I, this young lady, would kill you without hesitation!"
The owl-headed man's chest muscles twitched. He immediately sat up straight and said in a deep voice, "The turmoil in Fengdu Ghost City was already a complete defeat for you. There were even Quantity Envoys and Heavenly Court moles among the high-ranking members. Isn't all this fundamentally the problem of Fengdu Dadi?"
"A man born in chaotic times, the higher his cultivation, the greater his responsibility."
"Even in front of you, I still have to say this: Fengdu Dadi's inaction and lack of responsibility are the root causes of this great disaster."
This owl-headed man was none other than Xiao Hei, whose full name was Xia Xiaotian.
He had been discussing Fengdu Dadi on the Starry Sky Battlefield, mocking the gods of Fengdu Ghost City, and was caught red-handed by Vermilion Bird Fire Mist.
Coincidentally, Vermilion Bird Fire Mist had been ordered by Hun Qi to deal with Zhang Ruochen, so she locked Xiao Hei in an iron cage and brought him to this starry region.
Vermilion Bird Fire Mist stared intently at Xiao Hei. Naturally, she found him insolent, but she also agreed with some of his views.
More importantly, this guy had an incredibly bold nerve, daring to criticize the Heavenly Venerable.
"Courting death! Even if he is the son of Ice Emperor, he cannot be forgiven. Let me first taste a couple of bites of his living soul!"
"Directly extract his soul and refine his blood, then divide and eat him. Those who insult the Heavenly Venerable must die!"
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Xiao Hei was frightened by this group of red-eyed, beast-like ghost clan gods. He retreated to a corner near Vermilion Bird Fire Mist and grabbed her jade hand. "To tell you the truth, if you want to save the gods of Fengdu Ghost City, you have to rely on me. I am Zhang Ruochen's close friend and relative, a brother in arms. If you use me to exchange for the hostages, Zhang Ruochen wouldn't even dare to bargain."
"He actually dared to grab Lady Fire Mist's hand! Cut it off, cut it off now!" A roar sounded. A ghost clan god who looked like a pig stood upright and raised a shadow blade to chop down.
Xiao Hei immediately let go, trembling all over with fear.
They were serious!
"Stop!"
Vermilion Bird Fire Mist blocked the several ghost clan gods who were rushing forward. "Since he has such use, let's spare his life for now. Let's go to the Great Mind Ape Ancestor Realm!"
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The Great Mind Ape Ancestor Realm was the core interest of the Darkness Temple in the Hundred Clans Royal City starry region. There were gods stationed there, and a large number of Saint realm cultivators were garrisoned.
With Chi Xuan Ghost Lord as their guide, the realm-protecting divine formation of the Great Mind Ape Ancestor Realm was rendered useless.
Chi Xuan Ghost Lord was worried, following behind Zhang Ruochen. "Realm Lord, you are the son-in-law of the Darkness Temple, half its master. You must keep your word and not go on a killing spree."
A magnificent divine hall stood ahead. The dark power it emitted turned the space for hundreds of thousands of miles around as black as ink.
Six stationed gods of the Darkness Temple knelt on one knee, immobilized by spatial confinement.
"Don't worry. I will still give you face. As long as they obey, I won't kill a single one." Zhang Ruochen clasped his hands behind his back, his bearing heroic and outstanding. Truth light appeared in his pupils as he peered into and probed the divine hall ahead.
"Do you hear me? All of you, behave yourselves. With my face here, it's enough to save your lives!"
Chi Xuan Ghost Lord's gaze was fierce, sweeping over the Darkness Temple gods one by one. Then, he also warned the false god divine generals and a group of high-cultivation Great Saints.
"Cang Jue, seal the cultivation of all the gods present."
"Source Heaven Monarch, go and take all the Saint realm cultivators into your divine realm world."
"Miao Li, go and collect all the resources and treasures of the Great Mind Ape Ancestor Realm into this space ring."
Zhang Ruochen issued three orders in succession, then walked toward the divine hall ahead. With every step he took, countless Infinite divine patterns and formation inscription patterns were crushed, clearing out an area.
Source Heaven Monarch knew that this was a sign that he was about to be heavily relied upon. He resolved to do this task perfectly.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God did not bother arguing with Zhang Ruochen over a form of address, after all, Zhang Ruochen was relatively reliable. He had said he would refine Xu Zhen, and he did it without hesitation.
He directly swallowed a divine pill, greatly increasing his refining speed.
Now, his cultivation was rapidly improving every moment. In the past hundred thousand years, he had rarely had such a smooth time!
He finally understood why Feng Caiyi valued Zhang Ruochen so much. In reality, what she valued was nothing more than the Earth Cauldron.
Chi Xuan Ghost Lord caught up to Zhang Ruochen. "Realm Lord, how do you plan to deal with the cultivators of the Darkness Temple?"
"Don't worry, I won't kill them," Zhang Ruochen said.
Chi Xuan Ghost Lord said, "How about letting me handle the task of collecting the resources and treasures?"
All the resources that the Darkness Temple had seized in this starry region would converge on the Great Mind Ape Ancestor Realm.
Although Chi Xuan Ghost Lord was honored as a Tai Xu Great God, the Darkness Temple had quite a few Tai Xu Great Gods. Moreover, with the fall of Ghost God Venerable and the loss of his backing, the benefits Chi Xuan Ghost Lord could actually obtain were very limited.
How rare was this opportunity!
"You need to avoid suspicion! I deliberately did not assign you any tasks, so you wouldn't be caught in a dilemma. If you have nothing to do, you can go and ask those gods of the Death Clan and Ghost Clan if any are willing to submit to me."
Zhang Ruochen emphasized the words "go and ask," giving a deliberate hint.
Chi Xuan Ghost Lord understood the hint and walked away with a smile, but after turning around, his expression became twisted. If it weren't for the fear in his heart, he would really have wanted to take this opportunity to ambush Zhang Ruochen.
How could he not be afraid?
He didn't know what method Zhang Ruochen had used, but in an instant, he had refined Xu Zhen, a Tai Xu realm cultivator, causing him to completely fall.
Was the life force of a Tai Xu realm Great God so fragile? He couldn't even wait for the Death Clan gods to come and save him.
Too tragic!
Before Mu Tuo War God and Wu Yue showed themselves, he felt he had to restrain himself and endure.
After breaking through the dense Infinite divine patterns, Zhang Ruochen walked into the divine hall and muttered to himself, "Such a strong dark power. It's a formation personally arranged by Wu Bian. Fortunately, Chi Xuan Ghost Lord led the way; otherwise, breaking this formation would not be an easy task."
"With this divine hall's help, my chances of condensing Tai Yin have increased by another fraction."
Just as Zhang Ruochen was pondering to himself, the dark power in the divine hall rapidly converged toward a certain direction, pouring into a stone statue standing upright at the top of the hall.
The stone statue came to life, opening its eyes, and an Infinite divine might erupted.